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Table 4 Comparison of groups that did and did not experience increased perceived social support

From: Association between social support for mothers of patients with eating disorders and mothers’ active listening attitude: a cohort study

Mothers who experienced increased perceived social support group

Mothers who did not experience increased perceived social support group

  
  

Mean

SD

n

Mean

SD

n

t value

p value

Improvement of Active listening attitude

ALAS (ΔT3-T1)

3.40

5.90

24

-1.00

4.70

37

3.22

0.002

Improvement of Loneliness

ULS (ΔT3-T1)

-1.60

5.59

25

1.70

4.70

37

-2.59

0.012

Improvement of Self efficacy

GSES (ΔT3-T1)

0.84

2.27

26

0.44

1.94

38

0.75

0.455

Improvement of Depressive symptoms

BDI-II (ΔT3-T1)

-4.50

7.40

26

-1.70

8.00

38

-1.39

0.167

Improvement of Mental health

K6 (ΔT3-T1)

-1.80

3.40

25

-0.51

4.53

37

-1.20

0.234

Improvement of Active listening attitude

ALAS (ΔT2-T1)

1.20

4.60

25

0.45

4.71

35

0.60

0.548

Improvement of Loneliness

ULS (ΔT2-T1)

1.90

6.20

21

0.18

5.97

33

1.01

0.314

Improvement of Self efficacy

GSES (ΔT2-T1)

0.12

1.87

25

0.83

2.03

36

-1.38

0.170

Improvement of Depressive symptoms

BDI-II (ΔT2-T1)

-2.64

7.73

25

-0.94

7.80

35

-0.38

0.408

Improvement of Mental health

K6 (ΔT2-T1)

-0.65

3.05

26

-0.88

4.10

35

0.24

0.810

  1. T1 Baseline, T2 at 9 months, T3 at 18 months, ALAS Active Listening Attitude Scale, ULS University of California, Los Angeles Loneliness Scale, GSES General Self-Efficacy Scale, BDI-II Beck Depression Inventory, K6 Kessler Psychological Distress Scale